Walter Scott

Walter Scott

male, deceased (1832)
Scottish historical novelist, the lady of the lake, waverley, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, english literature, Scottish…FromEdinburgh, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe...
Sean Connery

Sean Connery

male, 79 years old
James Bond, James Bond actor, film actor, actor, Scottish accent, attractive…FromEdinburgh
Sir Thomas Sean Connery is an Academy Award-winning Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond...
Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson

male, deceased (1894)
Scottish historical novelist, British non-fiction outdoors writer, from Napa County, California, islomaniac, death by cerebral hemorrhage, FromEdinburgh…Edinburgh Academical, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson, was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of Neo-romanticism in English...
John Swinney

John Swinney

male, 45 years old
North Tayside, British House of Commons, Scottish Parliament, Member of the Scottish Parliament, SNP Youth Wing, John Ramsey Swinney…university of edinburgh, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh, FromEdinburgh
John Ramsey Swinney (born April 13, 1964, in Edinburgh) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and...
Kenny MacAskill

Kenny MacAskill

male, 51 years old
university of edinburgh, Minister of the Scottish Executive, Scottish solicitor, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, Euro 2000…Alumni of the University of Edinburgh, FromEdinburgh
Kenny MacAskill (born 28 April 1958) is an Scottish National Party politician, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Member of the Scottish...
Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin

male, 49 years old
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Deputy Lieutenant, Cardenden, novelist, FromEdinburgh, Knots and Crosses…From Fife, Academic of the University of Edinburgh, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh, university of edinburgh
Ian Rankin OBE, DL. (born April 28 1960, in Cardenden, Fife, Scotland) is one of the best-selling crime writers in the United Kingdom. His best...
David Hume

David Hume

male, deceased (1776)
philosopher, historian, Skepticism, Scottish, The History of England, Essayist…FromEdinburgh, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh University
David Hume (April 26, 1711 - August 25, 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. He is considered one of the most important...
Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh

male, 51 years old
novelist, Alumni of Heriot-Watt University, FromEdinburgh, leith, trainspotting, Creation Records artist…born in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958 Leith, Edinburgh) is a contemporary Scottish novelist, best known for his novel Trainspotting. He has also...
Craig Gordon

Craig Gordon

male, 26 years old
Craig Sinclair Gordon, Scottish Premier League player, Scotland national team, Heart of Midlothian F.C. player, Scotland national football team, hearts…FromEdinburgh
Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently a goalkeeper for both Hearts, where he...
Tom Farmer

Tom Farmer

male, 69 years old
cbe, Roman Catholic, hearts, Order of the British Empire, football chairman, Order of St. Gregory the Great…Barnton, Edinburgh, FromEdinburgh
Sir Thomas Farmer, CBE, KCSG, (born 10 July 1940, in Leith, Edinburgh) better known as Tom Farmer, is a Scottish entrepreneur and millionaire. One...